George Rubin
@tipadore.bsky.social
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The former vice president’s legacy is one that came with gallons of Iraqi blood and billions in profit for his friends and allies in the private sector.
Dick Cheney Doesn’t Deserve Your Heartfelt Eulogies
Former Vice President Dick Cheney died Monday night. Now is not the time to whitewash his bloody legacy of war and destruction.
theintercept.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The former vice president’s legacy is one that came with gallons of Iraqi blood and billions in profit for his friends and allies in the private sector.
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Are you with me on this
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Are you with me on this
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I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.
October 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.
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Demonstrators in Ann Arbor, Michigan turn out for a No Kings rally.
Michigan Advance will have additional coverage from Flint, Lansing and Detroit.
States Newsroom has live No Kings coverage from across the nation: www.newsfromthestates.com/live-feed/no...
Michigan Advance will have additional coverage from Flint, Lansing and Detroit.
States Newsroom has live No Kings coverage from across the nation: www.newsfromthestates.com/live-feed/no...
October 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Demonstrators in Ann Arbor, Michigan turn out for a No Kings rally.
Michigan Advance will have additional coverage from Flint, Lansing and Detroit.
States Newsroom has live No Kings coverage from across the nation: www.newsfromthestates.com/live-feed/no...
Michigan Advance will have additional coverage from Flint, Lansing and Detroit.
States Newsroom has live No Kings coverage from across the nation: www.newsfromthestates.com/live-feed/no...
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Today we make clear what the United States of America is all about: NO KINGS!!!
Share your best signs with us👇
Share your best signs with us👇
October 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today we make clear what the United States of America is all about: NO KINGS!!!
Share your best signs with us👇
Share your best signs with us👇
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International embarrassment.
August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
International embarrassment.
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People who want to protect "The Sanctity of Marriage" are always people who voted for a man who raped his first wife, deserted his family of three young children to run off with one of his mistresses, deserted her and their child for another mistress, and then cheated on her with a porn actress. 🤔
August 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
People who want to protect "The Sanctity of Marriage" are always people who voted for a man who raped his first wife, deserted his family of three young children to run off with one of his mistresses, deserted her and their child for another mistress, and then cheated on her with a porn actress. 🤔
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June 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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@maddow.msnbc.com
This is the best sign I saw at protests for no kings
This is the best sign I saw at protests for no kings
June 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com
This is the best sign I saw at protests for no kings
This is the best sign I saw at protests for no kings
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"His actions were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution" says Judge who blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to LA
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Judge Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard in Los Angeles
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/12/us/la-protests-trump-marines-ice?campaign_id[…]95&segment_id=199842&user_id=835848b501c5c660ec400a8fda15b69c
June 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"His actions were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution" says Judge who blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to LA
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful music
Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful music
He was the Beach Boys’ resident genius, seeping melancholy into even peppy teenybopper hits. Beyond all the myths about his life, that brilliance is still intoxicating
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful music
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Wow! Look at this scoop from @annamerlan.bsky.social: The guy who heads a new RFK Jr.-linked MAHA outfit promoted 9/11 conspiracy theories AND the antisemitic "Protocols of the Elders of Zion." Nothing but the best people in Kennedy's orbit, eh?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The head of a new RFK-backing group has promoted 9/11 conspiracies and antisemitic texts
Leland Lehrman is a key figure in the MAHA world, despite decades of pushing extremist ideas.
www.motherjones.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Wow! Look at this scoop from @annamerlan.bsky.social: The guy who heads a new RFK Jr.-linked MAHA outfit promoted 9/11 conspiracy theories AND the antisemitic "Protocols of the Elders of Zion." Nothing but the best people in Kennedy's orbit, eh?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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As ICE agents prepared to fan out in L.A. on Friday, they were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw. He was embedded with a camera crew for his Merit TV show. His presence underscored the made-for-TV nature of the Trump admin's moves... www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/m...
Dr. Phil was embedded with ICE during controversial Los Angeles immigration raids | CNN Business
The footage is being incorporated into a special report on “Dr. Phil Primetime,” a program on McGraw’s conservative TV channel Merit TV, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN.
www.cnn.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
As ICE agents prepared to fan out in L.A. on Friday, they were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw. He was embedded with a camera crew for his Merit TV show. His presence underscored the made-for-TV nature of the Trump admin's moves... www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/m...
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We all knew there was an extremely high risk that if Trump were re-elected he would provoke civil unrest in order to use it as a pretext for lawless actions he was already determined to take.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Trump Has Long Been Itching To Use The Military On American Streets
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...
talkingpointsmemo.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We all knew there was an extremely high risk that if Trump were re-elected he would provoke civil unrest in order to use it as a pretext for lawless actions he was already determined to take.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News:
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
June 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News:
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
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Veterans lead demonstration at Camp Pendleton against potential LA military deployment.
Veterans urge Marines to consider the legality of potential orders.
www.cbs8.com/article/news...
Veterans urge Marines to consider the legality of potential orders.
www.cbs8.com/article/news...
Veterans lead demonstration at Camp Pendleton against potential LA military deployment
Demonstrators, including military veterans, gathered outside Camp Pendleton on Sunday to protest the potential deployment of active-duty military personnel to Los An
www.cbs8.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Veterans lead demonstration at Camp Pendleton against potential LA military deployment.
Veterans urge Marines to consider the legality of potential orders.
www.cbs8.com/article/news...
Veterans urge Marines to consider the legality of potential orders.
www.cbs8.com/article/news...
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HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun to transform U.S. health policy: shrinking staff at health agencies, restructuring the focus of some regulators and researchers, changing Covid vaccine regulations and reshaping the mission of his department to focus more on alternative medicine.
How RFK Jr. is quickly changing U.S. health agencies
The health and human services secretary is shrinking staff at health agencies and reshaping the mission of his department to focus more on alternative medicine.
nbcnews.to
June 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun to transform U.S. health policy: shrinking staff at health agencies, restructuring the focus of some regulators and researchers, changing Covid vaccine regulations and reshaping the mission of his department to focus more on alternative medicine.
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June 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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🚨 NEW: The Secret Service has paid Trump’s campaign entities $13M for travel.
His campaign entities then paid his own jet company $18M.
Nothing illegal here. Just taxpayer dollars and campaign contributions flowing to a company Trump completely owns.
me, for @forbes.com
His campaign entities then paid his own jet company $18M.
Nothing illegal here. Just taxpayer dollars and campaign contributions flowing to a company Trump completely owns.
me, for @forbes.com
How Trump’s Aviation Company Earned $18 Million From His Campaign Apparatus—After It Received $13 Million From The Secret Service
Unlike other presidential campaigns, Trump’s operation appears to have turned Secret Service travel into business income.
www.forbes.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🚨 NEW: The Secret Service has paid Trump’s campaign entities $13M for travel.
His campaign entities then paid his own jet company $18M.
Nothing illegal here. Just taxpayer dollars and campaign contributions flowing to a company Trump completely owns.
me, for @forbes.com
His campaign entities then paid his own jet company $18M.
Nothing illegal here. Just taxpayer dollars and campaign contributions flowing to a company Trump completely owns.
me, for @forbes.com
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Friday's NY Post cover doesn't disappoint:
June 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Friday's NY Post cover doesn't disappoint:
While Trump wastes millions on a military parade in DC, we're mobilizing everywhere else to show that organized people power is stronger than his authoritarian aspirations. app.sosha.ai/s/tSIfLTtg
Join me on June 14
app.sosha.ai
June 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
While Trump wastes millions on a military parade in DC, we're mobilizing everywhere else to show that organized people power is stronger than his authoritarian aspirations. app.sosha.ai/s/tSIfLTtg
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🚨NEW: 6 Nobel laureate economists signed an open letter opposing the House budget bill 🚨
The bill adds significantly to the national debt while reducing incomes for the bottom 40%, they say.
The most acute & immediate damage? Millions losing Medicaid & SNAP benefits:
www.epi.org/publication/...
The bill adds significantly to the national debt while reducing incomes for the bottom 40%, they say.
The most acute & immediate damage? Millions losing Medicaid & SNAP benefits:
www.epi.org/publication/...
The upside-down priorities of the House budget: Adding significantly to debt while reducing incomes for the bottom 40%
As economists who have devoted our careers to researching how economies can grow and how the benefits of this growth can be translated into broadly shared prosperity and security, we have grave concer...
www.epi.org
June 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨NEW: 6 Nobel laureate economists signed an open letter opposing the House budget bill 🚨
The bill adds significantly to the national debt while reducing incomes for the bottom 40%, they say.
The most acute & immediate damage? Millions losing Medicaid & SNAP benefits:
www.epi.org/publication/...
The bill adds significantly to the national debt while reducing incomes for the bottom 40%, they say.
The most acute & immediate damage? Millions losing Medicaid & SNAP benefits:
www.epi.org/publication/...
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As Coast Guard planes age, Noem wants a new one for herself. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Democrats want to know: Why does ICE Barbie need a dream jet?
As the country braces for a potential recession, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem requested Congress to approve a $50 million Gulfstream V jet, funded by the Coast Guard’s…
www.dailykos.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
As Coast Guard planes age, Noem wants a new one for herself. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Around D.C., the new going rate is well-known: $5 million for a one-on-one dinner with Trump, but gov-affairs execs have “no clue where the money is eventually going,” one said. Another told me it’s “outer-borough Mafia sh*t.” My new piece is out @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder
The greed of the new Administration has galvanized America’s aspiring oligarchs—and their opponents.
www.newyorker.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Around D.C., the new going rate is well-known: $5 million for a one-on-one dinner with Trump, but gov-affairs execs have “no clue where the money is eventually going,” one said. Another told me it’s “outer-borough Mafia sh*t.” My new piece is out @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...